Kiss the Ground Discussion April 20, 6:30-8:00p

Join Unitarian Universalists of Charlottesville Friends, Steve Lucas from the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Conservation District and Melanie Feldman from Piedmont Master Gardeners to Begin Your Adventure in Securing the Future of Our Species. The 2020 documentary Kiss the Ground shows how, by regenerating the world’s soils, we can stabilize...

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2021-22 Slate of Candidates for Board Positions

Charlottesville Unitarian Universalists – 2021-22 Candidates The Nominating Committee is pleased to present your 2021-22 slate of candidates whom we think will serve the church very well. We will vote on these candidates at a Congregational Meeting on June 6. PRESIDENT (2YR Term) Pam McIntire has been a member of...

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April Art Show: Donna Manfredi Redmond

I enjoy creating art and sharing it with others. The paintings in this show span several years of work. Most are images drawn from nature, but also include my recent images of umbrellas. I enjoy the physical aspect of creating art, and I am as concerned about the surfaces as...

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Sacred Tree Walk, Sunday, April 25

Reserve your space now for a long-awaited outing on campus with UU friends! Join former UU Charlottesville Eco-Heroes and the current Environmental Action Group for a Sacred Tree Walk through our Green Sanctuary Arboretum to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 25. Ten years ago, we identified special trees on...

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Committing to Showing Up

Your Soulful UU Home Connecting with the Sacred Around Us This March we are exploring the theme of Commitment Committing to Showing Up: ハチ公 Hachiko the Dog Hachikō was a dog who lived in Tokyo, Japan from 1924 to 1935. “Hachi” became famous in Japan, and all over the world, for the...

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UPDATED: 2021 Pledge Drive Progress

Each of our member households is asked to honor our covenant and fill out a pledge card showing support for the work of our congregation. Thank you to everyone who has pledged to support this community for another year. We are seeing a lot of new pledgers and the pledge...

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Board Meeting Update & Video: March 24

Notes from the Board Meeting on Wednesday March 24, 2021. Pledge Drive reports that with a week to go in the Drive, 155 households have pledged (incl. 24 new pledges!) of 410k. With the addition of matching funds, this totals 430,000$. Median pledges have increased ~17%! Special thanks to the...

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UUA Guidance for the Coming Months of the Pandemic

Read a letter from Rev. Susan Gray, UUA President, to Rev. Linda about this critical phase of the COVID pandemic. It will help guide our plans over the coming months. Dear Linda, This time last year, as the world was responding to the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, our...

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Renovation Reveal. Glenn Short Fund Progress on Sanctuary and Parlor

[yotuwp type=”videos” id=”fnAvTP3KE64″ ] When Glenn Short passed away in September 2018, he had been a familiar face in our sanctuary and social hall for about 16 years. He enthusiastically participated in environmental and racial justice efforts both in church and in our community. He regularly attended congregational meetings and...

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